Syrian rebels and a monitoring group said two explosions that struck a Syrian town near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday were caused by an Israeli air strike but Lebanon's Hezbollah blamed rocket fire by al Qaeda-linked militants. At least one blast struck near the...

Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities. Around 50,000 soldiers, police, judges, civil...

The Israeli army said it fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that "infiltrated" from war-ravaged neighboring Syria on Sunday. "Moments ago two Patriot air defence missiles were fired towards a drone which infiltrated Israeli airspace from Syria," the military said in a statement. The...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 rebel groups operating in southern Daraa province launched new offensive to take two hilltops from regime forces as well as to lessen the attacks on the besieged town of Daraya western Damascus, an online statement said. The Southern Front group said taking...